In Reply to: Typhoid Inections for Ubud ? posted by pjogrady on Monday, 17. September 2007 at 20:13 Bali Time:
Low (but not zero) risk in the scenario you describe, so it's not absolutely necessary - but if you have future travel plans for SE Asia then she might as well have it now. I agree with your travel Doctor regarding pregnancy - safe if she's not actually pregnant.
"Use in pregnancy (Category B2)Adequate human data on use during pregnancy and adequate animal reproduction studies are not available.
However, as with other purified polysaccharide vaccines, one does not expect harm for the fetus. Typherix should be used during pregnancy only when clearly needed, and the possible advantages outweigh the possible risks for the fetus."